in this final installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to i am the part that is most difficult and most critical in changing culture. it is this part that i have gleaned from leaders and bosses over the years, and the part that i have…
in this second installment of my personal ethos and standard that i am holding my teams at Rock Church to i am covering the part that hits home most for me. through my life experiences and revelation from the Lord about who i am meant to be my personal mission statement was birthed. this part…
much of the theology that surrounds advocacy in the modern christian church seems to be heavily influenced by Christ’s conversation about the judgment found in Matthew 25:31-46. the premise is very simple: Christ sets up a dichotomy between two groups of individuals; group a (the sheep) are said to have clothed, bathed, fed, and helped Christ by…
so recently my three year old son, roman xavier (yes that is his first name – so what if there are two of them, that is just how his mom and i roll), broke my brand new ipad 2. and by brand new i mean i have had it for three weeks now. and by…
as those who know me may attest, i am a geek of stereotypical proportions. that is to say that i have a certain fondness, appreciation and affinity for all things deemed “geek” worthy. from tolkien to asimov; from spock to chewie; from technology to hacking – i have embraced this as my life aesthetic. this…
being a lifelong geek there are moments in may life where validation comes in the most unexpected ways. let me explain. as i grew up in the late eighties/early nineties one of the most influential shows i watched was star trek the next generation. now my fascination with the show went far beyond fan boy…
this is my response to a thread on facebook that got me fired up: “this issue is not about church and state – there are plenty of non-religious folk who are prejudice. rather the core issue here is a matter of governance – regardless of how you feel about this issue – the basis of…
this morning my wife asked me why we are getting the la times delivered to our house – i had purchased a subscription but decided to donate it to a local school – so the times is sending us and the school the paper every day – so okay. i took the paper this morning…
a funny thing happened on the way to church this morning – or rather, once i got here. as i put my stuff down in the sanctuary getting ready to put the roman (check out the kindred page) in the nursery i felt my back give out and i was stuck sitting in my pew…
I know that I try to be clever with the titles of my posts – some play on words or something kitschy about my posts. However this time this is a literal title. Today is a day to mourn the tragic death of a young athlete. Nick Adenhart, a twenty-two year old pitcher for the…
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